Jazz DH8C at Winnipeg on Mar 10th 2017, fumes in cabin

Last Update: March 14, 2017 / 21:59:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8297

Aircraft Registration
C-FADF

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-FADF performing flight QK-8297 from Winnipeg,MB to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 50 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Winnipeg when the lavatory smoke alarm sounded followed by the smell of fumes. The crew stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet, declared emergency and returned to Winnipeg for a safe landing about 16 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported the source of the alarm and the fumes could not be determined. The aircraft was ferried to Calgary,AB (Canada) for further inspection.

The aircraft suffered a smoke event during the ferry flight, see Incident: Jazz DH8C near Regina on Mar 11th 2017, smoke in cockpit.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8297

Aircraft Registration
C-FADF

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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